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Asus Rampage V Extreme vs Asus X99-A

    Asus Rampage V Extreme Motherboard
    Asus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-A Motherboard
      Asus X99-A
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      Today we review the Asus Rampage V Extreme motherboard based on Intel X99 Express chipset for high end desktop platforms. Overkill? See our full review hereRead more
      We're checking out our first ROG-based X99 board. If looks are anything to go by, the RAMPAGE V EXTREME could be the board to own. Here is Shawn's review.Read more
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      Perhaps one of the biggest surprises about Intel's most recent iteration of the High-End Desktop (HERead more
      Broadwell-E is here, giving Intel’s high-end desktop platform an impressive shot in the arm. This refresh bumped the top-end X-series part to ten cores—each now sporting Intel’s Broadwell microarchitecture—all while...Read more
      Introduction, Specifications and Packaging The X99 platform is primarily designed for professionals using complex multi-threaded applications and require a great deal of processing power. As a result, motherboard vendors haven't really offered a huge range and decided to focus their efforts on the mainstream Z170 chipset. While there are a few models available, it's not on the scale users are accustomed to and you'll very rarely encounter an X99 motherboard with a flamboyant aesthetic design. Fortunately, this is all about to change due to the notion of prosumers and overpriced nature of the i7-6700K. This means it can be a prudentRead more
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Motherboard typeExtended ATXATX
      Processor socketLGA 2011-v3LGA 2011-v3

      Memory

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Supported memory bus clock
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2800 MHz
      • 2666 MHz
      • 2400 MHz
      • 3000 MHz
      • 3300 MHz
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2800 MHz
      • 2666 MHz
      • 2400 MHz
      • 3000 MHz
      • 3200 MHz
      RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
      Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
      Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
      Number of memory slots88
      Memory channelsQuadQuad

      Audio properties

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Audio codecSupremeFXRealtek ALC1150
      Audio output channels7.17.1

      Graphics

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Parallel processing technology support
      • 2-Way CrossFireX
      • 2-Way SLI
      • 3-Way CrossFireX
      • 3-Way SLI
      • 4-Way CrossFireX
      • 4-Way SLI
      • 3-Way CrossFireX
      • 3-Way SLI
      • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
      • Quad-GPU SLI

      Technical details

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Compatible processor seriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i7
      Maximum number of processors11

      BIOS

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
      BIOS features
      • WfM 2.0 support
      • Multilingual BIOS
      • ASUS EZ Flash 2
      • USB BIOS Flashback
      • UEFI BIOS
      • SMBIOS 2.7 support
      • DMI 2.7 support
      • ACPI 5.0 support
      • SMBIOS 2.8 support
      • ASUS EZ Flash 2
      • USB BIOS Flashback
      • UEFI BIOS

      Storage

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Supported storage drive interfaces
      • Serial ATA
      • Serial ATA II
      • Serial ATA III
      • Serial ATA II
      • Serial ATA III
      RAID levels
      • 0
      • 1
      • 5
      • 10
      • 0
      • 1
      • 5
      • 10

      Internal I/O ports

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      CPU fan connectoryesyes
      ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
      Number of SATA III connectors88

      Rear panel I/O ports

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      S/PDIF out portyesyes
      Microphone inputyesyes
      Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
      PS/2 ports quantity11
      USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity106

      Network

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
      LAN controllerIntel I218VIntel I218V

      Dimensions

      Asus Rampage V ExtremeAsus Rampage V Extreme
      Asus X99-AAsus X99-A
      Width12.01 in12.01 in
      Depth10.71 in9.61 in

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